Charmaine Daniels, 36, of Asbury Park, was charged with first-degree murder and third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.

Daniels appeared in court wearing a maroon jumpsuit with her hands and feet shackled together. Public defender Sarah Surgent stood next to Daniels throughout the proceeding.

The charges stem from an early morning stabbing that killed Brandon Brown, 24, of Neptune, Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office spokesman Charles Webster said Sunday. Brown was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune where he was pronounced dead at around 4:40 a.m., Webster said.

An autopsy revealed he died from a stab wound to the left side of his chest, Webster said.

Assistant Prosecutor Matthew Bogner, of the Major Crimes Bureau, argued for a cash only bail for Daniels because he said she had two prior second-degree convictions for gun charges in New York and New Jersey.